14 April 2019 — Welfare Weekly
Benefit claimant with broken back killed himself after being found ‘fit for work’ by DWP
He was left pennniless and unable to pay the rent or top up his electricity meter.
Benefit claimant left sarcastic suicide note ‘thanking’ the DWP before taking his own life
Mr Sycamore was left unable to top up his electric meter due to problems with Universal Credit.
MPs slam ‘dismissive’ and ‘disrespectful’ DWP over Universal Credit report
Work and Pensions Committee blasts “disrespectful Government responses that treat us like dirt”.
Homeless disabled woman left in unsuitable temporary accommodation, says Ombudsman
Homeless family left in damp and cockroach-infested properties, says Ombudsman
MPs pressure Tories over bereavement benefit ‘injustice’ after Supreme Court ruling
Children face mental health ‘postcode lottery’, Commissioner warns
Over a third of councils in England have reduced real-terms spending on “low level” children’s mental health services.
Disability benefit cuts cost more than they save, says charity
Taxpayers footing the bill for DWP incompetency.
Facebook under fire after blocking group over naked disabled woman image
The photo aims to challenge modern preconceptions about disability and beauty.
Benefit freeze to cut a further £4.4bn from social security payments
SNP call on the Tory government to scrap the “callous” benefit freeze.
Heartless council removed homeless people’s tents and only belongings
The heartless eviction of rough sleepers in Cardiff city centre was supervised by police officers.
Justin Tomlinson appointed new disabilities minister – his voting record
Mr Tomlinson has a poor track history in defending the needs of disabled people in the UK.
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